Monday, July 29, 2013

1) Unless you woke up with a frog sitting on your face,
Monday is always a day to which we must all adjust. Creativity can give you the needed boost to get going on a Monday, whether it's your alarm screaming at you or going to a different coffee shop to be armed with the caffeine of the day.

2) Pixie is creative. She always finds new ways to lay on the couch!

3) Your soggy weekend brain will wake up if you can figure a way out to walk with your eyes closed.

4) No one will know the difference if you can walk without opening your eyes, unless your shoes are on the wrong feet and your coat is on backwards. Then you can say, "I'm just being creative."

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Friday, July 26, 2013

Three Beautiful Things This Week was inspired by a wonderful blog that Three Beautiful Things. Everyday,
Clare writes about 3 Beautiful
Things that
happen each day
in her life. It's a wonderful
blog! I can
only hope to
imitate her in a very small
way.ome fun

1) I'm having a nice visit with Jenny. It's good to see her and play some fun games with her!

2) Today, the weather will be cool, almost reminiscent of a warm fall day!

3) I get to meet Jean Baruch, the Beads of Courage founder, and make beads with her and Hannah today! This is going to be fun!!!!

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Ok, people, it is that time of year again. I
am again raising money for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
charity 5k. I am running, again, this year in St. Paul, Minnesota, on
September 30th, 2013. I set my fundraising team's goal
at $3,000. Please take a moment to click on the link, read my family's
story, and, if you have a little extra couch change, donate to this
cause that mean's so much to me. I thank you in advance.http://support.themmrf.org/goto/goNickgo

Friday, July 19, 2013

Three Beautiful Things This Week was inspired by a wonderful blog that Three Beautiful Things. Everyday,
Clare writes about 3 Beautiful
Things that
happen each day
in her life. It's a wonderful
blog! I can
only hope to
imitate her in a very small
way.

1) It's been a busy and exciting week for me. Things happened that I never thought would happen. It's nothing that others would be interested in knowing, but the small things have come to really mean a lot!

2) Pixie and I enjoyed our DQ after our last visit to the nursing home hospice patients. The DQ in the town where we visit has a free doggie dish. Pixie loves her doggie dish!

3) The heat wave should be ending by Saturday! Today was so hot, but I am so grateful to have air conditioning. I don't know how people who don't have air are coping in this crushing heat!

Friday, July 12, 2013

Three Beautiful Things This Week was inspired by a wonderful blog that Three Beautiful Things. Everyday,
Clare writes about 3 Beautiful
Things that
happen each day
in her life. It's a wonderful
blog! I can
only hope to
imitate her in a very small
way.

1) Good news! My feet are not as green any more! They're almost flesh colored again! I can wear sandals now!

2) I'm looking forward to the parade in town this Saturday. Assuming no rain, I will be able to see some dear friends who are the Grand Marshalls of the parade this year.

3) I have two new bangles! I made them out of polymer clay! How fun is that!

The Purge continues!
I found this book that I made in an online class taught by Stephanie Lee of Semi Precious Salvage! I really like it, and I gave serious consideration to keeping it, however, when I looked at the beads I am keeping and the jewelry I own, I knew I had to give it up! So, if you want to take a look, here's the link. I'm really proud of this little book! I wish I could have kept it. Sigh! Oh, well. Someone will enjoy it.

Click HERE to see the book in my Etsy Store. See you tomorrow! I might be coming closer to the end.

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

If you've never met Lori Anderson, you're in for a treat. I have met her, and she is a delightful young woman, married and the mother of an even more delightful child named Zack. She has a blog called Pretty Things.
Lori has helped to bring the beauty making jewelry and art beads to the attention of many designers in our country. The problem is that once you are hooked on art beads, you tend to hoard, like me, and I blame Lori for this!!! Not really, I was a bead hoarder long before I met Lori, truly I was! So, when Lori decided to host a blog hop for those of us who have this hoarding problem, I signed up! This is a good challenge, but, do I really have to use my beads?

Well, Lori says to participate, you do. So, I guess I'll show you what I have.

Whoops!! I couldn't get a good picture of them, so I decided to show you a picture of Pixie. She's closed her eyes because she sees beads, beads and more beads!

Anyway, this should be fun! Do I really, really have to use my beads?
Sigh, I guess so.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Friday, July 5, 2013

Three Beautiful Things This Week was inspired by a wonderful blog that Clare writes called Three Beautiful Things. Everyday,
Clare writes about 3 Beautiful
Things that
happen each day
in her life. It's a wonderful
blog! I can
only hope to
imitate her in a very small
way.

1) I have to admit. I am proud to be an American! God Bless America!!!

2) I spent the 4th quietly doing odds and ends and relaxing. It was a nice day!

3) I took my first vocal lesson this week. It was fun. I might yet be a cantor at Mass in the future. We shall see!

Monday, July 1, 2013

Isn't it great? I love my cave! You can't see my car, but it's next to the pink chair. Pixie gets in the back seat and goes to sleep. We are both very happy in our cave, and I get a lot done whether it be felting or polymer clay. I'm outside while still being inside.